Hugh Campbell Distinguished Leadership Award
The Hugh Campbell Distinguished Leadership Award was first awarded in 2006. It is awarded to an individual who has demonstrated great leadership and made significant contributions to the Canadian Football League. This award has not been given out each year since it was created. It is awarded to honour Hugh Campbell's years of service to Canadian football as a player, coach, and executive.[1]
Award winners
- 2022 - Rick LeLacheur, President of the BC Lions
- 2021 - Dr. Bob McCormack & Dr. Dhiren Naidu[2] — the CFL's Chief Medical Officers
- 2020 – season cancelled - COVID-19
- 2019 - John Hufnagel - Calgary Stampeders
- 2018 - Wally Buono - Head Coach and General Manager of Calgary Stampeders (1990-2002) and BC Lions (2003-2018)
- 2017 - Paul Graham - TSN's Vice President and Executive Producer of Live Event
- 2016 - Norman Kwong - first Asian born CFL player with Calgary & Edmonton winning 4 Grey Cups
- 2015 - Bob Irving[3] - voice of Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 2014 - Jim Hopson[4] - Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 2013 - Not Awarded
- 2012 - Brian Williams – CBC and TSN broadcaster
- 2011 - Rick LeLacheur[5] - Edmonton Eskimos
- 2010 - Tony Proudfoot[6] - Montreal Alouettes
- 2009 - Stan Schwartz, Calgary Stampeders
- 2008 - Not Awarded
- 2007 - Bob Ackles[7] - British Columbia Lions
- 2006 - Hugh Campbell, Edmonton Eskimos
References
- "Best in Class: Ottawa shines at Shaw CFL Awards". cfl.ca. HUGH CAMPBELL DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD. November 26, 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- "Recap: Bombers names laced through CFL Awards". Canadian Football League. December 13, 2021.
- Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press (November 27, 2015). "Henry Burris beats Bo Levi Mitchell for CFL most outstanding player honours". cbc.ca. CBC Sports.
- "Riders President & CEO Jim Hopson Honoured at CFL Awards Show". Riderville.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- "Former Esks president LeLacheur tackles new sport". cfl.ca. December 7, 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- Zurkowsky, Herb (December 31, 2010). "Former Alouette Proudfoot dies of ALS". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- "Ackles Picks Up Hugh Campbell Award". bclions.com. November 27, 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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